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aiolos
Mon 28 Aug, 2006

Pirate Bay makes a movie
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THOSE NAUGHTY SWEDES at The Pirate Bay have released a film detailing their exploits in their Swedish filesharing utopia.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b><b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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The documentary concentrates on the history of TPB and filesharing networks,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> and attempts to provide an unbiased,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> documented view from various members of the public.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> The film is aptly titled <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>'Steal This Film'<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b><b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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The film was released with this byline on the Pirate Bay blog:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"In 2006 a group of friends decided to make a film about filesharing that <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>*we*<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> would recognise.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> There have been a few documentaries by <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>'old media'<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> crews who don't understand the net and see peer-to-peer organisation as a threat to their livelihoods.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> They have no reason to represent the filesharing movement positively.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> And no capacity to represent it lucidly.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b><b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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The makers intend to release further parts every few months if viewer donations are sufficient enough for continued production.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b><b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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h__p:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>/<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>/www.stealthisfilm.com/<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
